KIMBERLY ANN PRATT
v.
FRANK BISIGNANO, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
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In a Social Security disability benefits case, the District Court granted the Commissioner's unopposed motion to reverse and remand for further administrative proceedings, instructing the Administrative Law Judge to obtain supplemental vocational expert evidence regarding the claimant's occupational base.
The Court granted the Commissioner's unopposed motion to reverse and remand the case to the Administrative Law Judge for the purpose of obtaining supplemental vocational expert evidence identifying appropriate jobs and their incidence in the national economy.
[1] A court has the authority to reverse and remand a Social Security Administration case for further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. …
[2] Upon remand of a Social Security Administration case, an Administrative Law Judge may be instructed to obtain supplemental evidence from a vocational expert regarding the…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“Such a disposition is clearly within the Court's authority. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993).”
Establishes that remand under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) is within the district court's authority in Social Security cases.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceKimberly Ann Pratt sought Social Security disability benefits. The Administrative Law Judge issued a decision that was subject to judicial review in t…
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2. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment REVERSING AND REMANDING this case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) with the following instructions: On remand, the Appeals Council will instruct the Administrative Law Judge to obtain supplemental evidence from a vocational expert to clarify the effect of the assessed limitations on the claimant's occupational base (Social Security Ruling(s) 83-14 and 96-9p). The Administrative Law Judge will ask the vocational expert to identify examples of appropriate jobs and to state the incidence of such jobs in the national economy. The Administrative Law Judge will take any further action needed to complete the administrative record and issue a new decision.
3. The Clerk is further directed to close the file.
DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida on December 2, 2025.
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JAMES R. KLINDT
United States Magistrate Judge
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